2 Lesson Tag Questions

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TAG QUESTIONS

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag".

Example:

Tag question example

We use tag questions at the end of statements to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Am I right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.

The basic structure is:

Tag question structure

 

Look at these examples with positive statements:

Tag positive statement

Look at these examples with negative statements:

Tag negative statement

Some special cases:

Tag special cases

*Notice the meaning of yes and no in answer to question tags:

You are coming, aren't you?   'Yes'  ( = I am coming)

'No'   ( = I'm not coming)

 

 

QUESTION: Match the following tag questions with their right question tags:

1. It isn't very warn today, ________________

2. The weather forescat was wrong again, _______________

3. You can cook, ________________

4. You don't eat snails, _________________

5. You've got a CD, __________________

6. I am a silly person, ______________________